| when do young birds disperse? tests from studies of golden eagles in scotland. | dispersal comprises three broad stages - departure from the natal or breeding locations, subsequent travel, and settlement. these stages are difficult to measure, and vary considerably between sexes, age classes, individuals and geographically. we used tracking data from 24 golden eagles, fitted with long-lived gps satellite transmitters as nestlings, which we followed during their first year. we estimated the timing of emigration from natal sites using ten previously published methods. we propo ... | 2013 | 24192328 |